Chapter 517: Chapter 377: Level 3 Alert—Half-Step Saint Realm Fierce Beast Attack, Is This the War Zone’s Special Welcome Ceremony?

"In that case, the war zone might already know my movements."

Many things have happened during this time. Although not a long time has passed, it felt like years to Su Mu.

The last time he had this feeling was during the Giant’s Blood Cave incident.

Su Mu couldn’t help but feel somewhat expectant. Perhaps Miaomiao, Uncle Hong, and Xiaoyue had already received the news and were waiting for him in the war zone.

Thinking of this.

Su Mu couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Soon, very soon, I’ll return to the surface."

...

From high above, the Southern War Zone in war readiness state looked like an awakening giant dragon, coiled on the land, stretching its massive body.

At the forefront facing the Beast Cave was the dragon’s head, and the elite troops assembled resembled its fierce dragon claws, while the continuous influx of troops and logistics personnel was like the wagging dragon tail.

In the roar of engines, jets landed one by one. Marshal Yue and the Southern War Zone commanders strode out, scanning the troops in front of them, and spoke in a deep voice.

"Since its establishment, our Southern War Zone has been the first line of defense for South China against the Beast Tide. However many breaches it has suffered, it has never collapsed..."

"It has been so in the past, and it will continue to be so in the future."

"This is the Southern War Zone, the most indestructible defensive line in South China..."

"Victory in this battle is certain!"

"Victory!"

"Victory!"

At this moment, all the soldiers roared, their cries shaking the heavens, their Qi and Blood surging to the skies. The clouds covering the moon scattered, revealing a bright moon.

"Good, this is the spirit our Southern War Zone soldiers should have. Now, in my capacity as the Commander-in-Chief of the Southern War Zone, I issue the following orders."

"Blood Eagle Team!"

"Here!"

"Immediately assemble all troops and prepare to follow me and Marshal Qian into the second layer of the Beast Cave."

"Roger!"

Orders were quickly issued, and before setting off for the Beast Cave, Marshal Yue summoned his deputy.

"Just in case, go inform the South China Governor’s Mansion and have Governor Sikong relay the situation to Qingfeng Martial Saint."

The deputy was overwhelmed with shock, realizing that tonight’s events had reached the point of alarming the Martial Saint.

"How much time is left?"

"There are less than twenty minutes before that presence reaches the ground."

"Good, let’s move out!"

Yue Jun and Qian Xuemin unleashed a terrifying Qi and Blood. Fully armed, they donned dark golden armor adorned with dragon patterns and tiger engravings, shimmering like a great sun, radiating authority, strength, and a murderous aura.

The armor, named Bright Armor, was forged by Huaxia’s top master smiths and fewer than fifty exist in all of Huaxia.

Bright Armor possesses terrifying defensive capabilities, able to completely ignore attacks below Titled Grandmaster Level, and even Titled Grandmaster Level attacks struggle to breach its defense.

Additionally, Bright Armor significantly enhances Qi and Blood, Spiritual Power, and other attributes. Those below the Saint Realm and Half-Step Saint Realm, wearing Bright Armor, can confront opponents across large realms, and a typical Grandmaster can rival a Titled Grandmaster when donned in Bright Armor.

Such armor nearly represents the pinnacle of Huaxia’s forging craftsmanship. With its eighth-tier quality, it ranks among the top-tier weapons humans can create.

The two of them took the lead and descended into the Beast Cave.

Then, countless eagles soared, sweeping across the sky, as the Blood Eagle Team plunged into the Beast Cave, and elite units like Unit 179 began their assault via elevators.

Before long.

In the second layer of the Beast Cave, the Blood Eagle Team led by Yue Jun and Qian Xuemin rendezvoused with Zheng Shan.

"Marshal Yue, Marshal Qian."

"Report the situation."

"Having analyzed the trajectory of that Fierce Beast, it’s moving along the shortest route to the surface, and this Cave of Weightlessness is the optimal path ahead.

It is expected to reach the second layer in less than three minutes. Unit 175 has set up a full encirclement; here is my operational plan."

"Good."

Yue Jun nodded but didn’t look at the plan, instead closing his eyes to rest. He trusted Zheng Shan and understood his thinking. If this Fierce Beast were to break out of the cave and engage on the ground.

To take down a Half-Step Saint Realm beast, especially from the depths of a Beast Cave, this clash on the verge of the Saint Realm would undoubtedly cause significant casualties to ground troops and fortifications.

Moreover, if other accidents occur and this Fierce Beast crosses the war zone boundaries, although highly unlikely, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Therefore, if there’s any chance, they must keep the battlefield within the Beast Cave and squash the crisis in its cradle.

The Blood Eagle Team, composed of seasoned elite warriors, found themselves slighty trembling, from both excitement and a bit of nervousness.

The calm before the storm was the most suffocating.

Finally, there was movement in the Cave of Weightlessness, and everyone fixed their gaze on the trembling cave, faintly seeing a hint of green light emerging from below.

"Finally... arrived!"

...

"What exactly happened before...?"

The closer he got to the ground, the more intense the unease in Su Mu’s heart became.

"We can’t waste any more time."

Su Mu slightly raised his eyes at the moment he was about to rush out of the Cave of Weightlessness.

Whoosh!

He took a deep breath.

Bang!

The surrounding boulders instantly turned into dust, then terrifying Qi and Blood, Spiritual Power, and the Rule of Fire erupted. The Martial God State was instantly activated, and an enormous Martial Arts Golden Body began to form.

Su Mu unleashed the Martial Arts Golden Body to preemptively intimidate the fierce beasts on the second layer.

At the same time.

On the second layer of the Beast Cave, at the forefront of the team, Yue Jun and Qian Xuemin, clad in Bright Armor, suddenly opened their eyes. They exchanged a glance, both looking grave.

In the sky, a thousand eagles shifted, forming a ten-thousand-person array. The spears several meters long in the hands of the Blood Eagle Warriors flashed with terrifying spear light, ready to unleash a dreadful strike at any moment.

"This aura, it’s indeed a fierce beast at the Half-Step Saint Realm!"

"This guy released its aura so early... it probably spotted us already."

"Strike first, test its depth!"

After taking a deep breath, Yue Jun and Qian Xuemin transformed into two rays of light. In the next instant, terrifying auras erupted from them. With the powerful Qi and Blood amplification of the Bright Armor, the Martial Arts Golden Body they conjured quickly broke through the fifty-meter limit of the titled level.

Only after reaching sixty meters did it slowly stop growing!

In the Cave of Weightlessness, breaking through the two layers of the world membrane temporarily deprived Su Mu of his perception of the outside world, until a point of light shone through.

Then...

Su Mu suddenly sensed tens of thousands of Qi and Blood, among which were two auras faintly exceeding the titled level.

"These two auras... could it be Marshal Yue and Marshal Qian leading a team to welcome me?"

His mind raced, and Su Mu felt a bit moved.

However...

Su Mu only guessed half of it. Indeed, it was Yue Jun and Qian Xuemin leading the team, but they weren’t here to welcome him.

With a mighty swing, Yue Jun slashed out a Grandmaster level long saber, the Rule of Thunder surging mightily. Thunder roared, forming a thunderous flood serpent over a hundred meters long that charged towards the Cave of Weightlessness.

On the other side, Qian Xuemin thrust his spear simultaneously, the sharp Rule of Gold tearing through the sky, transforming into an equally enormous white tiger with glaring eyes. As it descended the mountain, its claws and fangs tore space apart, creating spatial fissures.

Bang!

Suddenly, everyone heard a ringing in their ears, and between heaven and earth, there was only the blinding thunder and white light, along with the swirling dust.

"Did it succeed?"

High above, a Blood Eagle Warrior couldn’t help but murmur.

Gulp.

Yue Jun’s throat moved, his expression even more solemn, for he could feel that the aura before him hadn’t perished under their combined surprise attack.

"Half-Step Saint Realm beasts truly won’t die so easily..."

"Old Qian, let’s begin, don’t hold back!"

A glint of determination flashed in their eyes. Seeing this, Zheng Shan clenched his fists, knowing clearly what Marshal Yue and Marshal Qian were about to do.

Instantly, Zheng Shan roared.

"Form the array, buy time for Marshal Yue and Marshal Qian!"

High above, the thousand eagles cried out in unison, their formation changing to form the Tiger Wing Array.

And then, in the next second.

Everyone’s pupils suddenly shrank to pinpoints.

Amidst the billowing dust, an enormous silhouette emerged, its massive body even larger than the Martial Arts Golden Bodies unleashed by Yue Jun and Qian Xuemin with the amplification of Bright Armor!

Instantly!

Even the Blood Eagle Warriors, trained in the Giant Beast Cave, felt their scalps tingle at the sheer size of this fierce beast, as it was their first encounter with something so colossal.

For a moment, a sense of despair subtly spread in everyone’s hearts.

At this moment.

A puzzled voice echoed from the swirling white smoke.

"What a grand setup..."

"Marshal Yue, Marshal Qian, is this the War Zone’s special welcome ceremony?"